Penn student getting a new honor for starting ‘For Love & Buttercup,’ a nonprofit that donates books to sick kids
Emily Bhatnagar, a first-year student in the College of Liberal and Professional Studies from Gaithersburg, Maryland, is profiled for her nonprofit that collects and donates books to children in hospitals.
Private equity wants a larger piece of the $12.5 trillion workplace retirement plan market
Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says that incorporating private equity investments into employer-sponsored retirement plans could make it difficult for participants to access their money or readjust their portfolios.
Pennsylvania doctors reflect on COVID-19 pandemic 5 years later
Raina Merchant of the Perelman School of Medicine says that Penn Medicine had to be nimble during the COVID-19 pandemic to respond to many changes in information and optimize care for patients.
The market is at risk of going lower from here, Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that the stock market can always go lower.
Is this viral trend really the ultimate cure for bloat?
Anish A. Sheth of the Perelman School of Medicine says there’s no medical evidence that topical castor oil has any medically therapeutic benefits.
Children, teens face 25% higher risk for adverse GI outcomes after COVID-19 infection
According to a study by Ph.D. student Dazheng Zhang of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues, children and adolescents experienced increased risk for gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders after COVID-19 infections.
Four Penn cancer researchers elected as Fellows of the AACR Academy
Avian influenza experts from Penn provide briefing to Pennsylvania policymakers

The pipe organ in the LDS Church Tabernacle in Salt Lake City grew over time, expanding to more than 10,000 pipes in 1916.
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The story of the famed Salt Lake Tabernacle Organ

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